Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan

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2004
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The letters of Eshinni (1182-1268?), a Buddhist nun and the wife of Shinran (1173-1262), the founder of the Shin school of Buddhism, were discovered in 1921. James C. Dobbins usesthese letters to shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan.

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The letters of Eshinni (1182-1268?), a Buddhist nun and the wife of Shinran (1173-1262), the founder of the Shin school of Buddhism, were discovered in 1921. James C. Dobbins usesthese letters to shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 284
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 31 Oct 2004
ISBN 10: 0824828704
ISBN 13: 9780824828707

Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan

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$31.36

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